Climbing Room & White Water Central

"Climbing Room and White Water Central"
Advising about outdoors and the latest information in South of Peru and South America about Rivers, Wild life, Mountains, Canyoneering, Canoeing, Kayaking,Rock Climbing, Etc

jueves, 6 de febrero de 2014

martes, 4 de febrero de 2014

This is a Youtube video of the area of The Roofs in Cusco, this is a Boulder Climbing spot very near the Temple of the Moon in Sacsayhuaman Archaeological Park, remember to carry some gym tape, Limestone here has it's own grip .
Este link the lleva a un video de el area de los Techos en Cusco, escuela de Boulder en Calcarea muy cerca del templo de la luna.
Asegurense de llevar Cinta para los dedos , la calcarea de los techos tiene aderencia propia.

miércoles, 29 de enero de 2014

Brief History about Rafting:

Rafts,
Canoes and kayaks are as old as human beings on planet earth and have been with
them all over the world. From the Mochicas in northern Peru to the Chinchorros
from north of Chile and South of Peru; the Chinchorro culture use to have
inflatable rafts made of sea lion skin 6000 years ago, being the oldest
inflatable of the planet, in lake Titicaca natives still having rafts made of
reeds strong enough to stand storms and to live on top of them if necessary.

It was not until World War II, that rafts made
of rubber where used to transport troops from bigger vessels to land. They were
a big rubber wring with a membrane as floor and very difficult to manoeuvre. As
the 20th century went by, rafts as well as River Catamarans
(Kataraft) and Kayaks got better designs. Materials such as Hypalon (Nylon
cloth covered on both sides by rubber) and Urethane fabric started replacing
the simple rubbers wrings with several inflatable compartments, including the
floor. To assure buoyancy and manoeuvrability, kayaks were no longer made of
seals leather and were made of hard plastic.
All this new technological improvement made rafting a more secure
activity, with helmets to protect the crew and buoyancy aid to keep them afloat
as well as wetsuits to maintain rafters warm while navigating the river.